High Interest: May 7

Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:23 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:23 a.m.

Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Business Morning Update will be Wednesday beginning with networking at 7:45 a.m. followed by the program at 8 a.m. at The Chariot in Hendersonville. The program will have Steve Dozier, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, who will give a real estate update; Tara Ledbetter, executive director of Historic 7th Ave, who will give an update on Seventh Avenue; Mike Armstrong, products general manager of GE, who will give an industry update.

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The N.C. State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 111 applicants for licensure as CPAs in the state. Local CPAs include Steven Lamm of Arden, Sharon Hauser of Etowah, Aaron Blackmor and Kathryn Tucker of Hendersonville and Elizabeth Downer of Mills River.

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Dr. David Lamond, founder and owner of Blue Sky MD, a locally owned clinic of fering weight cont rol, aesthetics and hormone therapy, announced that D r. Rachel Brown, D.O., joined their practice on May 1.

Brown, a highly respected family practice doctor serving the Transylvania County community since 2007, will work at the Asheville Blue Sky MD clinic where she will specialize in weight control and hormone replacement therapy.

Since moving to Brevard in 2007, Brown has practiced at the Brevard Family Practice, finishing up six years there this month before transitioning to Blue Sky MD. Brown is board certified in family practice and osteopathic manipulative medicine.

She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Miami. After receiving her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Brown completed her internship and residency in family medicine at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich.

“I am excited about joining the optimal health team at Blue Sky MD. I look forward to being able to enhance my scope of care in hormone replacement therapy and weight control,” Brown said.

Brown is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians and North Carolina Association of Family Physicians.

Brown will be accepting new patients at the Asheville Blue Sky MD location at 1998 Hendersonville Road, Unit 51. To schedule an appointment, call 828-651-0450.

<p>Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Business Morning Update will be Wednesday beginning with networking at 7:45 a.m. followed by the program at 8 a.m. at The Chariot in Hendersonville. The program will have Steve Dozier, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, who will give a real estate update; Tara Ledbetter, executive director of Historic 7th Ave, who will give an update on Seventh Avenue; Mike Armstrong, products general manager of GE, who will give an industry update.</p><p>◆</p><p>The N.C. State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 111 applicants for licensure as CPAs in the state. Local CPAs include Steven Lamm of Arden, Sharon Hauser of Etowah, Aaron Blackmor and Kathryn Tucker of Hendersonville and Elizabeth Downer of Mills River.</p><p>◆</p><p>Dr. David Lamond, founder and owner of Blue Sky MD, a locally owned clinic of fering weight cont rol, aesthetics and hormone therapy, announced that D r. Rachel Brown, D.O., joined their practice on May 1.</p><p>Brown, a highly respected family practice doctor serving the Transylvania County community since 2007, will work at the Asheville Blue Sky MD clinic where she will specialize in weight control and hormone replacement therapy.</p><p>Since moving to Brevard in 2007, Brown has practiced at the Brevard Family Practice, finishing up six years there this month before transitioning to Blue Sky MD. Brown is board certified in family practice and osteopathic manipulative medicine.</p><p>She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Miami. After receiving her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Brown completed her internship and residency in family medicine at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich.</p><p>“I am excited about joining the optimal health team at Blue Sky MD. I look forward to being able to enhance my scope of care in hormone replacement therapy and weight control,” Brown said.</p><p>Brown is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians and North Carolina Association of Family Physicians.</p><p>Brown will be accepting new patients at the Asheville Blue Sky MD location at 1998 Hendersonville Road, Unit 51. To schedule an appointment, call 828-651-0450.</p>